"In contrast to the Apollo missions, which entered lunar orbit at around 100 km (62 miles) altitude, Artemis II will conduct a fly-by at over 6,500 km (4038 miles). This will be another first for humanity – these 4 brave astronauts will travel further than anyone in the history of our species," said Gail Iles, a former Astronaut Instructor at ESA.

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon. Here's how the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will work.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT, marking the start of a historic journey into deep space.

Artemis II will carry a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the moon.

Three Americans and one Canadian will embark on a 10-day journey as part of the Artemis II mission, the first to be crewed beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo era.

Here's when and how to watch the Artemis II and SpaceX Starlink launches and the visibility map for tonight's historic NASA moon mission liftoff.

Following a March 30 rocket launch marking the final liftoff of the month from California, SpaceX has two missions on the books to kick off April.